Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-04
BENZ. FISHER
ELECTED A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF
PUBLIC WORKS
Al LAST Evenings Council Nssting-A Very Lively
Joint -Wsighers
Elected.
Second Branch.

A special meeting Of the City Council
was sprung upon the community last even
ing, the purpose tated in the call being
the election of Weighers. A considerable
amount of other business was transacted,
however, among the matters coming up
being several applications tor licenses. One
of the applicants, John Pardi, was repre-
sented by counsel.
In the Second Branch but seventeen
members answered to their names at roll
call, but several came in later. Motions
to postpone the reading Of the minutes and
to suspend the rules were successfully made
and carried, and then licenses were taken
up, the first applicant being John Don
nelly, to keep at 2l25 Main street, but his
sureties not being present the application
was passed, and the application of Dominick
Cell, to keep at No. 1925 Market street,
was taken up. Upon the motion
to grant Mr.. Jaeger took the
floor and renewed his objection to the
saloon, alleging it to not be a proper place.
Mr.. Cruise said the applicant at present
had not been in the country for year, he
having been absent in Italy. The parties
running the saloon may have done wrong
in his absence, but he was not responsible
for their actions. A petition in favor of
the license, signed by George Ankle, N.
schulz, Hebrank & Bro, and many others,
was read by the clerk. The license was
granted, ayes IS, noes 4.
The application of Mary Muldoon to
keep at 1922 Main street, was then taken
up, and rejected, ayes ., nays Is.
The application of John Donnelly was
next reached, and the license granted.
A number of petitions in relation 10 erro-
neous assessments, &c, were read and APP
propriate action taken.
The bill of J. w. Grubb, of $50, for care
of the City Hall clock, was ordered paid.
The resolution of Mr.. Dobbins in rela-
ton to the sale of city property, was con
CURED in.
The City Clerk was authorized to pay
the garbage collector for one months ser
vices.
A petition from the proprietOrs of Ordi-
naries was read, as follows:
To the Honorable Council Of the city Of
Wheeling:
GENTLEMEN:-We, the undersigned
keepers of ordinarieS, respectfully petition
your honorable body to require parties
keeping restaurants and private boarding
houses to pay license for the privilege Of
keeping same in the city. We are at pres
ent compelled to pay license to the city for
the privilege of carrying on our business,
and we certainly are entitled to some pro
lection. The restaurants and private
boarding houses keep boarders and furnish
meals, thereby doing us very serious in
jury.
This was signed by Joseph Green and
many Others, and was referred to the Com
mittee on Ordinances.
A petition of residents Of the extension
of Fourteenth street, calling attention to
the condition of the supports to the banks
on the north side of the street, and asking
for stone wall there, was referred to the
Board of Public Works. This Branch here
went into joint session, and ut 1920
O'Clock, the session being dissolved, the
consideration of business was resumed, hut
in few minutes the Branch adjourned.